British quiet losing leader in wild Australian parts (4)
I believe the answer is:
bush
'wild australian parts' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'british quiet losing leader in' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
'losing leader' becomes 'u' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'b'+'sh'='bsh'
'bsh' enclosing 'u' is 'BUSH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bush that I've seen before include "George or George W." , "Axle support; shrub" , "Scrub" , "Wild area" , "part of shrubbery" .)